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Olivia Culpo Turns Up the Heat in Florida With These 8 SI Swimsuit Photos

The reality TV star and model posed for the magazine four years in a row—and landed the cover in 2020.

Cara O’Bleness

Olivia Culpo

Olivia Culpo was photographed by Ben Watts in Hollywood, Fla.

For her 2018 debut with SI Swimsuit, Olivia Culpo took part in a meaningful “In Her Own Words” body paint feature with Taylor Ballantyne in a Brooklyn studio. She went on to return to the publication each year through ’21. 

Culpo’s sophomore feature with the brand took her to Australia, where she posed for photographer Josie Clough on Kangaroo Island. The 31-year-old former Miss Universe landed the magazine’s cover in 2020 alongside fellow models Kate Bock and Jasmine Sanders. The trio were photographed in Bali by visual artist Yu Tsai. 

The reality TV star and model has been very open about her journey with endometriosis, and in fact, previously told SI Swimsuit that her surgery scars from her November 2020 procedure are her favorite part of her body. Her latest SI Swimsuit feature was captured by Ben Watts in Hollywood, Fla., the following year.

“They’re amazing,” Culpo stated of her scars. “My surgeon did such a great job and they’re small. Not that I wouldn’t love them if they were bigger. I’m honestly so proud of them but I absolutely love them.”

Below are eight photos from Culpo’s 2021 photo shoot in Florida that we adore almost as much as her body-positive outlook.

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Cara O’Bleness

CARA O’BLENESS

Cara is a trending news writer/editor for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. A passionate writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience in print and online media, she loves storytelling and believes that words have the power to change the world. Prior to joining the team, Cara worked as a writer and editor across a number of content verticals, including food, lifestyle, health and wellness, and small business and entrepreneurship. In her free time, Cara loves reading, spending time with her family and making her way through Michigan’s many microbreweries. She is a graduate of Michigan State University's School of Journalism.